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Sky House

Kikutake's Sky HouseTokyo, Japan, 1958Architect: Kiyonori Kikutake

Kikutake designs his own
house in 1958. The project shows all his ideas about Metabolism and domestic
architecture. The house has a square plan and it flies on a four columns concrete
structure. The upper floor has an open plan with an exterior corridor /balcony
(Engawa) and a movable kitchen and toilet. The ground floor, enclosed with the
four columns would be initially empty.

The occupation of this
space began with the construction of the First Move-net, the son’s room. It was
an individual unit that was hanged from the concrete slab. During the years,
the ground floor was filled with new units and uses until the initial Move-net
is removed, once the son became independent. During the decade of 1980, the
ground floor was completely occupied, being connected with the terrain. The
domesticity of the Kikutake’s Sky House was created during decades, achieving
an accurate result.